On Saturday, the talented and fabulous Tori Bortman of Gracie’s Wrench is hosting one of her “Get Riding!” classes. Admission for this clinic is $15 and will cover all everything you need to know (and then some). Held at the Vanilla Bicycles Workshop (717 SE 35th Ave) from 10:30am – 12:30pm. More info here.

Also on Sunday is David Auker’s Fixed Gear Ride leaving from River City Bicycles (700 SE MLK) at 9:00 am. Auker is a Portland institution who has been rolling and racing around the city for decades. Sunday’s ride will be 20-plus miles of flat/rolling terrain with “one sweet little steepie”. Fixies or single-speeds are encouraged.

Have a great weekend, and don’t forget to share your fun adventures in the comments below…

Looking forward to a long weekend of riding in the sun. Started it off today (Saturday) with a short ride (42 m) out Scholl’s Ferry direction, with some steep climbing up Council Crest on the way home. Another longer westside ride planned for tomorrow, and then Monday I think it’s time for a Pete’s Mtn./Canby loop . . .

Rode downtown with my wife to see President-Elect Obama as he stopped here in Baltimore. Thanks to Nate Evans for organizing the free valet bike parking. Next time we’ll get the media to let people know it exists.